The Indian Steel Company Bhushan Limited has selected Techint for the design, engineering and supply of the new meltshop to be erected next year in Orissa Province (India).

The Indian Steel Company Bhushan Limited has selected Techint (Milan, Italy; http://www.techint-technologies.com) for the design, engineering and supply of the new meltshop to be erected next year in Orissa Province (India). The meltshop will be able to produce up to 2 million tons of steel through a modular set of furnaces, which comprises four 90-ton electric arc furnaces (EAF) and four ladle furnaces (LF) of the same size. The EAFs have been designed to utilize DRI and up to 30% of hot metal charging in order to speed up the melting cycle and the aim to reach a target of high steel quality. The meltshop will be synchronized downstream with a new SMS Demag CSP Caster. The LFs will be provided with a controlled atmosphere roof. Commissioning of the first set of equipment has been targeted within the end of year 2005.